General Electric is on the leading edge of a computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) revolution that promises to make the company vastly more productive. One facet of this is computer graphics, a technology that frees the design engineer...

Its compact design, light weight and low cost make the IBM Personal System/2 Model 30 ideal for customers requiring word processing, spreadsheet and business application solutions. The Model 30 can be used as an entry-level stand-alone system, as...

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This physical research chemist at DuPont's Experimental Station is using an analog computer to determine temperature characteristics of a bar of silicon undergoing refinement by the floating zone technique which involves gradual moving of the...

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